... the bug is also in lubuntu 13.04 my favorite fix:
sudo leafpad /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf ... and added this line to the bottom of the file: options snd_hda_intel index=1 ... then reboot From: http://www.lubuntutips.com/2012/05/lubuntu-sound-on-msi-x370.html or sudo apt-get install pulseaudio -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to alsa-driver in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1033299 Title: Ubuntu 12.04 - no sound with VT8237A/VT8251 Status in ALSA driver: New Status in “alsa-driver” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in “alsa-driver-1.0.25-dkms” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: (3.2.0-27-generic #43-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jul 6 14:25:57 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux) [ 0.000000] DMI: Foxconn OEM/K8M890-8237A, BIOS 6.00 PG 02/10/2007 !!! Same hardware base had full function with 10.04 LTS inclusive 10.04.3 !!! see also: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa- driver/+question/198785 Sound chip recognized ... 80:01.0 Audio device: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237A/VT8251 HDA Controller (rev 10) ... but no driver installed => no sound :-( Output of lspci: 00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M890CE Host Bridge 00:00.1 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M890CE Host Bridge 00:00.2 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M890CE Host Bridge 00:00.3 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M890CE Host Bridge 00:00.4 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M890CE Host Bridge 00:00.5 PIC: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M890CE I/O APIC Interrupt Controller 00:00.7 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M890CE Host Bridge 00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237/8251 PCI bridge [K8M890/K8T800/K8T890 South] 00:02.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8T890 PCI to PCI Bridge Controller 00:03.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8T890 PCI to PCI Bridge Controller 00:0f.0 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. Device 5337 (rev 80) 00:0f.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 07) 00:10.0 USB controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev a0) 00:10.1 USB controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev a0) 00:10.2 USB controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev a0) 00:10.3 USB controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev a0) 00:10.4 USB controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 86) 00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237A PCI to ISA Bridge 00:11.7 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237/8251 Ultra VLINK Controller 00:13.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237A Host Bridge 00:13.1 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237A PCI to PCI Bridge 00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration 00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map 00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller 00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control 02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RV710 [Radeon HD 4350] 02:00.1 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RV710/730 HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 4000 series] 04:04.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10) 04:07.0 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec AIC-7861 (rev 03) 80:01.0 Audio device: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237A/VT8251 HDA Controller (rev 10) <--- !!! Output of dmesg | grep sound: [ 39.637127] input: HDA ATI HDMI HDMI/DP,pcm=3 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/0000:02:00.1/sound/card0/input6 [ 39.639261] Modules linked in: snd_hda_codec_hdmi snd_hda_intel(+) snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep snd_pcm snd_seq_midi snd_rawmidi snd_seq_midi_event joydev snd_seq snd_timer psmouse serio_raw snd_seq_device edac_core edac_mce_amd i2c_viapro snd k8temp soundcore snd_page_alloc shpchp mac_hid lp parport btrfs zlib_deflate libcrc32c radeon ttm 8139too drm_kms_helper usbhid hid aic7xxx drm 8139cp sata_via pata_via i2c_algo_bit floppy -> ??? the Radeon graphics card has got NO HDMI (only VGA, DVI and composite) -> only sound device is the onboard chip --- AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24. AplayDevices: **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** card 0: HDMI [HDA ATI HDMI], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu11 Architecture: amd64 ArecordDevices: **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices **** AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: maico 2609 F.... pulseaudio Card0.Amixer.info: Card hw:0 'HDMI'/'HDA ATI HDMI at 0xdfdfc000 irq 25' Mixer name : 'ATI R6xx HDMI' Components : 'HDA:1002aa01,00aa0100,00100100' Controls : 6 Simple ctrls : 1 Card0.Amixer.values: Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum Playback channels: Mono Mono: Playback [on] DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425) Package: alsa-driver (not installed) ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=de_DE.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-27.43-generic 3.2.21 Tags: precise running-unity Uname: Linux 3.2.0-27-generic x86_64 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip gemeinde kinder lpadmin nalasu plugdev sambashare stocks sudo vboxusers dmi.bios.date: 02/10/2007 dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD dmi.bios.version: 6.00 PG dmi.board.name: K8M890-8237A dmi.board.vendor: Foxconn dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: OEM dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvr6.00PG:bd02/10/2007:svnFoxconn:pnOEM:pvr:rvnFoxconn:rnK8M890-8237A:rvr:cvnOEM:ct3:cvr: dmi.product.name: OEM dmi.sys.vendor: Foxconn To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/alsa-driver/+bug/1033299/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp